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Failed MS Updates/Remnants

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by pj-pmanager 1 view

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Failed MS Updates/Remnants:
In the days of dialup "aakkkk", I had attempted numerous updates from micrsoft. Well i have an equal number of failures. Most irritating is the multitude of apparently unremovable EULA.txt files. "Access denied, file in use.". ALL 45 of them? How do I get rid of these files.

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by gary56789

Boot into Safe Mode and try to delete. If they still don't delete, rename the file, then delete.

Re: failed updates. If you have XP, click Start--Run--type "Services.msc" (no quotes)--double-click Automatic Updates--click Stop (leave window open).

Navigate to C:\Windows, rename SoftwareDistribution to anything else, then restart the above Automatic Updates service and close all windows.

by gary56789

If the files still don't delete in Safe Mode after renaming them, boot to a DOS prompt and delete from there.

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